Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-16
THE ANACONDA WORB.
From Lack Of Coal. q ClOse.DGn Until
Spring Not Improbable

Yesterdays Inter Mountain phted ex
tracts from a talk he'd on last Tfsday be
tween Marcus Daily, general manfer OF tn
Anaconda works. and a representative o
the Anaconda paper. For thesurrose O
ascertaining the status of affait. the rail
road people in Butte likely to how some
thing of the matter were questioned yes
terday.
There is enough of coal on tk move be-
tween the mines and Beaer Canyon
to operate the smeltr twenty lays. The
trouble is on the Utah & Nortern, in Bea'
yer canyon, and as far north AS Feeley's.
The snow on the level is seen and eight
feet in depth in places. Tbs has been
shoveled from the track, nus forming
cuts with banks ten and twele feet high.
The snow is dry. and drift easily, and
every time a slight wind blow up the cuts
are drifted full. This keeps the shovel
brigade constantly at work. Trains are
running, but behind time. TIE passenger
due at Butte yesterday m'rning at 8
o'clock came in at $50 p. m.
As to getting through a supply Of coal to
Anaconda, it all depend on the
weather. So far. but about twenty
five cars OF coal have been snt through
to the smelter since the close
down on the LIST instant. THIS. the sup
ply on hand is not sufficient to run
the smelter more than three OF four days.
Below is the Anaconda paperl article in
full:
"For several days past runors of all
kinds have been in circulation iuAnaconda
relative to the smelter. As it 8 usual in
such a case, people are most ready to be-
lieve what they fear to be true Some OF
the JUNIORS on Tuesday went 81 far as to
stat hat kilograms had hsen received
froAIUr. Haggin, in San FrancSco, giving
orders to close down the smelt.r at once
until the LIST of June. Other rports said
the orders were to shut down for sixty
days. With 8 desire to learn, i possible,
the exact truth of the matter, n order to
set the minds of the people of Anaconda at
rest, a representative of this PAPER called
at the smelter on Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
DAILY was at the smelter, and, cantrary to
his general principle, consented to be in
terviewed.
."Mr. DAILY entirely denied the report
that Mr.. Haggin had telegrapled any or
ders relative to the shutting down OF the
snlelter. In fact, he said, no kilograms had
been received from him for s week past.
This effectually settle, the question, and
everybody, as usual, is at q bss to know
how it originated. When further interro-
gated as to whether the smeter had been
shut down on account of sales made at
low figures in the eastern market, Mr..
Daily gave an emphatic denial. The
smelter,' said he, has been shut down
solely on account Of a failure in the coal
I am anxious to operate the
smelter, and so is Mr.. Haggin; but it can-
not be run without coal. For the
of the supply l hold
the Union Pacific responsible. I
think the management of the Utah &
Northern road is at fault. There seems to
lave been no effort to supply the Ana
conda with coal. Since the shutdown $50
cars of freight have been delivered in
Butte and in Anaconda, but we have not
had Goa enough to run. Passenger and
mail trains have been through, but no
by some people who are not
we'll informed. The blame should be made
10 rest where it ~belongs-on the shoulders
If the Utah & Northern management.
"In response to an inquiry as to the flu
;ure movements Of the smelter, Mr.. DAILY
aid: If coal is not received within a few
and there is no immediate prospect
If a supply, We shall be compelled to make
he shut : down complete. We are
low. at an expense daily of
our thousand dollars between
lere and Butte, and this expense is not
represented by any income to the compa-
y. If coal does not come in very soon
his expense will have to be cut off,
I'm leaving the room, Mr.. Daily said:
You may also state that Mr.. Dickens
erfer's draft will be hono1ed on sight,
rom further inquiries it was learned that,
completely shut down, the smelter, in
Il probability, would not be started up
ntil spring.
1.-The present condition of the slnelter is |
his: No ore is being run through the |
melter. The water is kept running |
the pipes, and the machinery kept |
ping in the concentrated to prevent a
The steam pump is shut down.
little silver ore came in Tuesday. and it
as the intention to run that through the
yesterday. Fires are being kept up
all the furnaces to keep them
getting cold. No work whatever,
'ward producing matte is going on; but
le works are being kept in such a condi-
on as to be put into operation almost at
I hours notice. 1t is evident thai this
ust entail a considerable expense. and
Hess there is a prospect of coal in four or
7e days it will have to be stopped. For
l~rselves, we are convinced that the pres
It shutdown occurs through no fault OF
e Anaconda people, and no one who is
asonabIe will longer question this asser-
The difficulties OF the season for
ilroading have been unparalleled. and it is
possible to state just how far the rail
management is deserving OF censure.